AFIB-0425 - Coding Start and End Time with Concomitant Procedures – LAAO Procedure-0425 - Coding Start and End Time with Concomitant Procedures

0425 - Coding Start and End Time with Concomitant Procedures – LAAO Procedure

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In April 2025's AFib Ablation Registry case, the focus was on coding start and end times when an LAAO procedure accompanies an AFib ablation during the same lab visit. For start time coding, the correct choice is the right femoral venous access time at 9:30. The end time is coded as the ablation procedure completion time at 12:00, since another procedure follows. The scenario highlighted that if procedures are done consecutively, the start and end times must reflect the initial procedure's documented timings, following specified coding guidelines.

Keywords

atrial fibrillation

symptoms

coding

AFect questionnaire

documentation

AFib Ablation Registry

LAAO procedure

coding guidelines

start and end times

femoral venous access